Eastern Wisdom + Contemplative AI
Quotes of Tao Te Ching
30 quotes
“By letting go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 48
letting go
non-action
success
tao
“The wise man is one who knows what he does not know.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 71
wisdom
knowledge
humility
tao
“He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 33
strength
self-mastery
conquest
tao
“The Tao is like a well: used but never used up.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 4
tao
well
inexhaustible
nature
“Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 19
simplicity
selflessness
desires
tao
“When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 17
leadership
empowerment
people
tao
“The Master stays behind; that is why he is ahead.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 66
master
leadership
humility
tao
“To know that you do not know is the best. To pretend to know when you do not know is a disease.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 71
knowledge
ignorance
humility
wisdom
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 64
journey
beginning
action
progress
“The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 43
softness
strength
paradox
tao
“He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 46
contentment
enough
sufficiency
tao
“Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 33
wisdom
self-knowledge
strength
power
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